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Monday, October 29, 1917
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The Headlines
HILLQUIT SAYS HIS ELECTION WILL FORCE PEACE; If He Wins "It Will Be a Clear Mandate to Open Negotiations."ASKS WHY WE CONTINUEWorld Is Ready for a NegotiatedPeace, He Says, and"Why Not Now?" FUSION CAMPAIGN UPON HIM Hylan Regarded as Beaten, and aMitchel Victory Certain if Situation Is Understood.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Jean Giraudoux (1882)
- A. J. Ayer (1910)
- Marie of Romania (1875)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,667 days ago
(108 years, 247 days)